It’s surprisingly simple to set up a new digital identity.  I created a dude today; he has a unique name (if you Google him, everything you get is ancestry.com links to people who have been dead for decades) and now he has an email address, a Facebook, a Google+ account, a Twitter, and two different domain names, both of which (plus benevolencearchives.com, which I also registered today) redirect here.

I even spent a few minutes cracking myself up by trying to get a half-decent selfie.  I was unable to take one that wasn’t embarrassing or ridiculous in some way, so so far I don’t have a picture of new me.

Awesomely, he is also the only possessor of his name on Facebook.  And it’s a name that is alphabetically close to four different other prominent sci-fi and fantasy authors I’m fond of, which means that if I get to the point where books with my new pen name are appearing on bookshelves, they’ll be placed in spots where people are already looking and thus hopefully will get more eyeballs than otherwise.

So, what’s the name?

I ain’t sayin’.  I’ll tell you once the ebook is available.  Yes, I know I’m being a dick.  It’s fun sometimes.  Sue me.  Just spell my name right when you do.  🙂